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Asalaamu alaikum wa rahmathullaahi wa barakathuhu
How can it be permissible to speak against the people of innovation
when the honor of a Muslim is sacred?
By al-'Allaamah Shaykh 'Ubayd Ibn Abdullah Al-Jaabiree
Source: This was translated exclusively for www.bakkah.net
from a published recording entitled Liqaa' Maftooh, dated 1424/6/9. [ file no. AAUJ001 ]
Question
What is your position, may Allaah preserve you, on someone who says, "It is not permissible to speak against the people of innovation, since they are Muslims." And he uses as a proof the statement of the Messenger (sallallaahu 'alayhe wa sallam), "The Muslim is sacred to another Muslim, his blood, wealth, and honor." Give us some benefit, may Allaah reward you with goodness.
Answer
I begin by saying, firstly, fiqh, or the understanding of how to use proofs, is:
[1] Bringing together all the texts about the subject at hand;
[2] Then looking into which of them are mutlaq (all-inclusive) and which are muqayyad (restricted to a certain application);
[3] And then (which of them are) 'aam (general) and which are khaas (specific);
[4] And then which of them are mujmal (left to the basic meaning) and which are mufassar (expounded upon);
This is the exemplary way, the one that the usage of proofs is not complete except by way of it. Similarly, is:
[5] Looking into which of them are texts of wa'd (promise of a good reward) and which are texts of wa'eed (promise of a punishment);
For verily, Ahlus-Sunnah do not weigh the statements of the people and their actions except upon two scales - Nass (texts of the Book and the Sunnah) and ijmaa' (scholarly consensus). So whoever is in line with the texts and the scholarly consensus, then we accept from him. And whoever contradicts a text or a scholarly consensus, then he is to be refuted, no matter who he is.
So when this is understood, we must place this hadeeth along with other ahaadeeth. For example, an example of a hadeeth that we must put with this one, so as to understand them in harmony, is his statement (sallallaahu 'alayhe wa sallam):
"There will come some people who will narrate to you what you never heard of, neither you or your fathers. So then be warned of them."
The hadeeth has been collected by Muslim in the introduction to his Saheeh, and similarly Al-Baghawee collected it in Sharhus-Sunnah.
So then it becomes clear that the meaning of the Muslim (from the hadeeth in the question) whose blood, money, and honor is sacred, is the Muslim who does not hurt the adherents to Islaam, even if he was an innovator whose innovation was kept to himself, the one who does not call to it and remains silent. This is the case for the innovator whose innovation is kept to himself, he does not admit to it, nor does he call to it...
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Posted By Hasan as-Salafee
Imaam al-Awzaa'ee said, "Patiently restrict yourselves to the sunnah, stop where the people stopped, say what they said, avoid what they avoided. Take to the path of the salaf, for indeed what was sufficient for them was sufficient for you."
This message was edited by Hasan.Salafee on 8-12-03 @ 10:24 PM
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Hasan.Salafee
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